Poughkeepsie Area Alleged Drug Dealer Captured After Raid
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force reports the arrest of Shawn Jackson from the Town of Poughkeepsie, age 42, for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd degree with intent to sell.
The Dutchess County Drug Task Force in conjunction with the City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit have been conducting continuous and ongoing investigations into the sale of narcotics in the Main Street corridor of the City of Poughkeepsie as well as other locations in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
On 08/17/23 members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, the City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit executed a search warrant at Mr. Jackson’s residence located at the Lakeview Arms Apartment complex in the Town of Poughkeepsie. As a result of this search warrant numerous narcotics packaged for sale were seized from his residence. Mr. Jackson is being held at the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office by the Drug Task Force pending arraignment in the Town of Poughkeepsie Court later this date.
If anyone has information regarding theses case or about any other individuals selling drugs in Dutchess County, you are urged to contact the Drug Task Force confidential tip line at 845-463-6040 or by sending an email to the following address: DrugTaskForceTips@gmail.com
As with any criminal case, the charges described above are merely an accusation and those individuals named in this release are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
